Collar attachment.



I M. G. POLK; COLLAR ATTACHMENT. APPLICATION FILED JULY 22, 1910.

Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

I mnnnorrn e. POLK, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COLLAR ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters fatent. Patented Mar. 14, 1911.

Application filed July 22, 1910. Serial no. 573,348.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MnLNorrn G. POLK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collar Attachments, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in collars and has particular reference to an attachment cooperating with the neckband of a shirt, whereby the rear portion may be secured to the neckband of a shirt without the employment of the ordinary button.

A. further object is the provision of an attachment which may be applied to most forms of standing collars now in use with out in any way altering the shape of the collar or forming an abutment to prevent endwise'movement of the tie.

With these and other objects in view, Which will more fully hereinafter appear, the present invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size, and minor details of the devices may be made, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of the speoification;-Figure 1 is a perspective View of a collar provided with my improved device and also showing a portion of a neckband of a shirt engaged thereby. Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a collar provided with my improved device and showing the appearance of the same before bending. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. l.

The device is particularly applicable 'to the neckbands of neglige shirts wherein a pocket is usually providedat the middle or rear side of the band and for purposes of illustration I have shown the neckband of such a garment, it being understood, however, that I am not to be limited to the en1- ployment of the device with this specific form of neckband since it will be readily understood from what will appear later how the device might be readily secured to a neckbanddivided atthe front and rear and provided with a pocket at the rear.

The neckband includes an outer ply 5 and an inner ply 6. These flaps are secured together at their lower edges by stitching 7, the said stitching extending from polnts equi-distant from the middle of the band to the ends thereof and it will be manifest with this construction when the upper edges of the flaps are secured by a continuous row of stitching that a pocket will be formed, the opening of which will be located between the ends of the stitching 7 and the central portion of the band.

The collar is designated in general by the numeral, 8 .and in the present instance is shown to be of the ordinary turn-down type,'it being understood that this particular type is shown merely for purposes of illustration, since it will be seen from what will appear later how the device about to be described might be equally aswell employed with other types of collars.

By reference to the drawings it will be seen that the collar 8 is medially provided with a tab, the said tab including in its construct-ion a neck 9, which depends from'the lower edge of the collar and may be of the same material as the collar or other bendable substance. The neck terminates in a body 10, which in the present instance is shown to be of greater length than the width of the neck and is preferably formed integral therewith. The width of the neck 9 corr sponds approximately to the length of the pening of the pocket, while the length of the body 10 is considerably greater than the opening of the pocket so that when the neck is bent upwardly and the body arranged over the inner face of the collar, the said body may be inserted into the pocket by first inserting one end portion thereof into the opening of the pocket and thence bending the opposite end portion and inserting the same through the opening of the pocket-,.whereupon the end portions will bear on the lower side of the pocket thus preventing accidental displacement of the device.

From the foregoing, it is evident that I have provided a device which is comparatively simple in structure and inexpensive 1n manufaucture, embodying few parts and these so arranged that the danger of. de-

rangement will be reduced to a minimum.

I claim:

The combination with a neckband of a shirt having outer and inner lies stitched together on one edge from polnts equi-distant'from the middle of the band to provide.

a pocket, of a collar havin a continuous lower edge and a tab including a, bendable neck portion depending from the lower side of the collar and terrmnating in a bendable body portion insertible into the pocket, said I body 'portion being greater in length than the width of the neck and also of greater length than the openin of the pocket. i.

In testimony whereo I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MELNOTTE G. POLK.

Witnesses:

Louis Swmr, THOMAS J. BANNON. 

